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Daniil Medvedev‘s US โOpen meltdown: Becker Calls for “Professional Help”
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By alex-carter, World-Today-News.com – September 4, 2023

New York – โคDaniil Medvedev’s latest on-court eruption at the US Openโค has sparked serious concern withinโ the โtennis world, with German legend Boris Becker suggesting the Russian needs professional โขhelp
. The volatile display โขduring his five-set โdefeat to โBenjamin Bonziโข on โSunday night wasn’t โฃjust aโค loss; it was a spectacle of frustration,โ accusations, โฃand ultimately,โข a โracquet-smashing finale.
A Match Descends โinto โฃChaos
The drama unfolded late in โฃthe match,with โฃBonzi serving for victory. A misplaced photographerโค briefly wandered onto the court, and โฃchair umpire Greg Allensworth correctly awarded Bonzi a first serve. This seemingly straightforward call ignited a furious Medvedev, who launched a scathing verbal attack on Allensworth.
“Areโ youโฃ a โขman? Are you a man?” Medvedev reportedly shouted, accusing the umpire of prioritizing a quick exit over fair officiating. “He wants to go home guys. He doesn’t โคlikeโฃ to be here, he gets paid by the match, not by โคtheโค hour.”
Medvedevโ then โactively solicited the crowd’s disapproval, waving his armsโข and โencouraging them to protest the call, resulting in a six-minute delay before play could resume. While โBonzi initially faltered after the interruption, losing the subsequent โset, he ultimately rallied to secure a โ6-3, 7-5, 6-7 (5/7),โข 0-6, 6-4โข victory.
Theโ loss was punctuated by Medvedevโฃ violently smashing his racquet, a โfamiliar sight for those who have followed his often-turbulent career.
A Pattern of Outbursts and Calls for โIntervention
Medvedev, while undeniably talented, โhasโ a well-documented history of on-court outbursts and clashes with officials. He acknowledged he likelyโ faces a significant fine butโ remained tight-lipped about the specifics, stating, “I’m getting big โขfine enough, so if I speak, I’m in bigโข trouble, so I’mโ not going to speak.”
He also denied โขdeliberately pushingโค boundaries with the umpire, claiming, “Today Iโค didn’tโฃ do anything bad, no.”
However, theโ incident has prompted a chorus of concern from tennis luminaries.โข Becker’s blunt โassessment โขon X (formerly Twitter) – “We call thisโ ‘public meltdown’. I think heโข needsโข professional help ?!?
” โข- resonated with โขmany. Brad โคGilbert, aโค former โplayer and coach, concurred, โขstatingโข that Medvedev’s brain โis getting the better of him
, particularly given his recent string of early Grand Slam exits. This โmarks โฃhis third first-round โฃloss at a major tournament โthis year.
Patrick McEnroe, a former USโ Davis Cup captain, suggested โฃa more drastic measure: “And โฃMedvedev needs to take the rest of the โฃyear off.”
Lookingโ Back: A history of Controversy
This isn’t an isolated incident.โค Medvedev’s 2019 โUS Open run was marred by confrontations with fans after he snatched a โtowelโข from aโฃ ballboy and made an obscene gesture towards the crowd, resulting in a โ$19,000 fine. Atโค the 2022 Australianโ Open, he questioned theโฃ competence of chair umpire โขJaume campistol, famously asking, “Are โคyou โstupid?”
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| Year | Tournament | Incident | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | US open | Confrontation with fans, obscene gesture | $19,000 โfine |
| 2022 | Australian Open | Verbalโ abuse towards umpire Jaume Camp |